Senior Quality Technician

Hitachi; South Boston (VA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in South Boston, Virginia, seeks a Senior Quality Technician to support quality assurance in production and assembly operations. You will implement QA activities, maintain quality documentation, and drive process improvements with the QA team.

Responsibilities include performing inspections, analyses, PFMEA updates, and change management for products and processes. Collaboration with manufacturing to meet customer quality requirements is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have 10 years of experience in winding, core stacking, and active part assembly for power transformers.
• Must have 5 years of experience in quality inspection/auditing in transformer manufacturing and using SAP/ERP systems including Quality Module.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of quality assurance activities within production/manufacturing operations.
• Execute quality control measures, conduct inspections, analyze data to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Participate in FMEA and risk mitigation activities to minimize process risks.
• Set up change management processes for products, processes, suppliers, materials, and designs.
• Maintain PFMEA and update as needed to track potential problems.
• Conduct routine inspections and audits of processes, materials, and products to identify quality issues and deviations.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to address customer-specific quality requirements and generate process performance reports.

Skills

Quality assurance

FMEA

Data analysis

Change management

Quality documentation

Quality control

SAP/ERP

GD&T

Risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Tools

SAP/ERP Systems

Job description

Location

South Boston, Virginia, United States of America

Job ID

R0135208

Date Posted

2026-06-25

Company Name

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category)

Quality Management

Job Schedule

Full time

Remote

No

Job Description

Senior Quality Technician positions offered by Hitachi Energy USA Inc. (South Boston, Virginia). Assist with the implementation of quality assurance activities within the production/assembly/ manufacturing operations. Assists in the maintenance of quality management systems, including the development and updating of procedures, work instructions, and quality documentation. Execute quality control measures, conduct inspections, and analyze data to ensure compliance with quality standards. Participate in risk assessment activities such as failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). Contribute to the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies to minimize process-related risks. Set up efficient change management processes for products, processes, suppliers, materials, and designs. Responsible for checking and updating risks for processes and products based on the non-conformities reported, change requests, and process enhancements. Keep the PFMEA updated, following rules established to reduce and track potential problems. Work closely with the quality assurance team and other stakeholders to identify and resolve quality-related issues, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and assist in maintaining quality systems and documentation. Conduct routine inspections and audits of manufacturing processes, materials, and products to identify quality issues and deviations from established standards. Participate in Quality Control Points specified in the QMS. Collaborate with manufacturing teams to address customer-specific quality requirements. Assist in analyzing customer feedback and identify areas for improvement for customer satisfaction. Support the analysis of data and generation of reports on process performance, trends, and metrics to facilitate decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.

Must have 10 years of experience in each of the following: performing winding and winding assembly, core cutting and core stacking, and active part assembly processes for power transformers; performing tanking or wiring of power transformers; and, performing technical drawing interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Must have 5 years of experience in each of the following: performing quality inspection and auditing in line with power transformer manufacturing specifications; and, using SAP or ERP systems, including Quality Module. Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

We are offering a salary of $78,083 per year.

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